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Thoughts from Carnegie Hall

2013-01-18 · letter vlog · Hank, Emily Graslie · 3:58 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Projects · mode: Personal update · tags: on location, self promotion, guest or collab, recurring series

Hank's behind-the-scenes vlog of An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall: nerves, a tuxedo, 'We did it!', thanks to everyone who made it possible and a pointer to the full show, then a plug and clip for the newly launched Brain Scoop.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Hank in New York on the way to Carnegie Hall: nerves, hotel key, elevator and stairway encounters ('The fault is in our stairs'), tuxedo and wardrobe change

  • ★★ Hank, in New York, heads to Carnegie Hall for the show, joking that his biggest fear is that he runs away. (playful) — 00:00:05 · New York City
  • ★ Hank does his first part of the show in a tuxedo, then goes back to change, saying he is a little freaked out. — 00:00:43

00:01:44 — Montage to The Mountain Goats' 'This Year'; 'We did it!'; the Evening of Awesome is preserved on the channel; thanks to performers, team, parents, wives and Nerdfighteria

  • ★★★ After the show Hank celebrates: 'We did it!' — 00:01:44
  • ★★ Hank says the Evening of Awesome is preserved on the channel for those who missed it; it runs a couple of hours and he thinks it is worth watching (link in description). (hedged) — 00:01:44 · Vlogbrothers
  • ★★ Hank thanks Neil Gaiman, Kimya Dawson, The Mountain Goats, Ashley and Daniel, Hannah and Grace, Elyse, their parents, their wives and all of Nerdfighteria for making the show possible. — 00:01:44 · Grace Helbig, Mike Green, Sydney Green, Sarah Urist Green, Katherine Green, Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ Hank tells John they are very lucky: things like this are gifts few people get; life isn't fair, and he has clearly gotten the long end of the stick. — 00:01:44 · John Green

00:02:30 — Hank: life isn't fair and he got the long end of the stick; clip of his pre-show dance; sign-off; Brain Scoop launched at the same time

  • ★★ Hank says that while all this was going on they were also launching The Brain Scoop, and points viewers to youtube.com/thebrainscoop. — 00:02:30 · The Brain Scoop

00:02:59 — Plug for The Brain Scoop at youtube.com/thebrainscoop and a clip of Emily Graslie answering viewer questions ('everything is dead')

  • ★ Emily Graslie: In the Brain Scoop clip, Emily Graslie says the first video went very well, she is excited to make the show with viewers, and she was mentioned on the Scientific American website. — 00:02:59 · The Brain Scoop
  • ★ Emily Graslie: Asked the silliest thing children ask on her museum tours, Emily says they always ask if everything is dead, and yes, everything is dead. (playful) — 00:03:36 · The Brain Scoop

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Mentioned

Central: An Evening of Awesome · Carnegie Hall · The Brain Scoop

Also: New York City · Scientific American · The Fault in Our Stars (“The fault is in our stairs”)

Only in the description or credits: Ashley Clements · Daniel Gordh · Elyse Marshall · Grace Helbig · Hannah Hart · Katherine Green · Kimya Dawson · Mike Green · Neil Gaiman · Sarah Urist Green · Sydney Green · The Mountain Goats · This Year · Thoughts from Places

Also centred on An Evening of Awesome: Addicted to the Internet · North Korean Chicken, Stagecoach Travel, and other Thoughts from before Carnegie Hall · An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall

Also centred on Carnegie Hall: Great at Being Terrible: The Florence Foster Jenkins Story · An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall

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